Where does “dem” come from?

dem (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دم, from Persian دم, from Arabic دَم, from Proto-Semitic dam-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- — blood.

dem (Turkish): dew; breath; moment

Definitions

  1. dew; breath; moment

Ancestry of “dem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدمbreath, respiration
2Persianدمtail; breath; steam
3Arabicدَمblood
4Proto-Semiticdam-blood
5Proto-Afroasiaticdam-blood

Words derived from “dem”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- →Every word from Proto-Semitic dam- →Every word from Arabic دَم →